Alcoholic Literature Reviews Samples For Students

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Introduction
There are number of alcohol related issues that are preferably associated with social and disciplinary aspects of society. While conducting analysis it has been significantly analyzed that the use of alcohol has implicate various adverse impacts on family and social life of an individual involve. Australian society avoids hearing the fact that the society is suffering from huge number of alcoholic issues. At the same time there are number of other overseas nations that represents to have serious issues with alcohol. In reference to Australia, it has been examined that in Victoria alcoholic related issues cost more ...

Motivational Interviewing: Literature Review

Extensive research has been executed on the subject of motivational interviewing (MI) since it was originally published as a key approach to eliciting behavioral change (Shulman, 2011). In his original designation, Miller & Rollnick (2013) described motivational interviewing as an approach that is based on the fundamental principles of experimental social psychology and the application of such principles such as cognitive dissonance, attribution, and self-efficacy. Motivational Interviewing can be defined as a client centered directive counseling style critical in eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence (Shulman, 2011). The approach, therefore, comes out as facilitative, focusing on ...

Results & Discussions Lin Critique Part 3

When percentages are reported, are the underlying numbers of cases also reported?
This is article focuses on the use of Forgiveness Therapy (FT) to control anger and resentment as well as depression and anxiety among alcoholic and other substance abuse patients who have been attacked by different people (Enright & Fitzgibbons, 2000). The study is carefully designed as it gives accurate percentages and figures. All the underlying number of cases are reported before giving any percentages. As a matter of fact, the percentages are derived from the reported cases. In the FT study conducted, the percentages of those who went ...

Alcohol is the world’s oldest known drug that is abused by people. Alcohol has been used by many people for several years and its abuse has become a major societal health problem. The consequences of excessive alcohol intake vary from a mild hang-over to mass destruction, diseases, and death at its worst. When consumed in moderation, it has no or little effects for the drinkers and the people around them. Nonetheless, its misuse has become very dangerous to the drinker and the society. We all agree that, occasional taking of alcohol does not hurt, nonetheless it can lead to addiction ...

Introduction

Since ancient times, minority groups in many parts of the world have faced some form of stereotyping. In the United States, minority groups such as Native Americans (American Indians), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Hispanics, African Americans among other people of mixed races have faced severe stereotyping. American theater and media have exemplified the stereotyping (Thomson, 14). The film Smoke Signals was written, directed, produced and acted entirely by Native Americans. In the film, Victor Joseph (Adam Beach) is a young man living with another young man Thomas (Evan Adams) whom Victor’s father-Arnold rescued from a fire when he was an ...

Alcoholism is both a health and social issue that needs to be regulated or treated when necessary. Although the Alcoholic Anonymous support group was founded in 1935, the issue of alcohol abuse did not capture the attention of the US government until the second half of the 20th century when they started providing funds for rigorous scientific research on the physiological and psychological mechanisms responsible for the development of the disorder (Longabaugh & Magill, 2011). Today, pharmacological research is directed towards understanding the pathophysiology of alcoholism to develop suitable treatments while psychological research aims to understand the role of external factors ...

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April26, 2013
Essay
Films and poetry generally offer the viewer or the reader a trip into a fantasy world which serves as an escapade from the not –so-perfect reality. But certain Russian art works try to produce the opposite effect. They aim at bringing before the viewer’s eyes, the reality that was prevalent in the Soviet Union. They prove that the official picture of a happy and contended society, projected by the soviet government is a lie and brings before the viewers eyes, all the faults that are prevalent in the system and aims at bringing a social change. There are ...

"My Papa's Waltz" - Literary Analysis
In Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz," the complex relationship between a father and son is communicated expertly through evocative imagery, steady rhythm and clear emotion. The specific nature of the boy's relationship with his father is a complex dichotomy between love and victimization, as the father is shown to be clearly alcoholic and abusive, both to his son and to his mother. Through the help of the aforementioned imagery and escalation of each stanza, Roethke makes clear the overall message of the poem, subtly alluding to the father's alcoholism, which is taken at face ...